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Wellington man assaulted with weapon

Police are yet to make an arrest after a man was seriously assaulted in Wellington last night.

One year since Kumar's death

The family of slain dairy owner Arun Kumar will privately mark the first anniversary of his death today.

Kumar trial: Robbery 'hardly a plan at all'

A 14-year-old boy has admitted he lied to police about his involvement because he was scared.

Teens were 'hoping to get rich'

A boy who was with two teens before they allegedly killed a west Auckland dairy owner says the pair were hoping to get rich.

Teen witness back in court

A boy who was with a couple of teens before they allegedly killed an Auckland dairy owner will continue to give evidence today.

Teen 'covered in blood and panicking'

A boy who was with two teens before they allegedly killed a West Auckland dairy owner has described seeing one of the alleged weapons stuck to a household fridge.

'He told me he stabbed him'

A boy who was with two teens before they allegedly killed a West Auckland dairy owner says trails of blood led police to the defendant’s front door.

Dairy death: 'We didn't know what to do'

The wife of a man who was stabbed to death in his own shop has broken down in court while recounting the moment she saw blood “pouring out” of his neck wound.

No charges over 'self-defence' stabbing

Charges have not been laid against a man who stabbed a 40-year-old Mount Manganui man in the chest during a confrontation.

Fatal stabbing: Accused to be named

A man accused of stabbing a woman to death and attempting to kill another man in central Auckland last week will lose name suppression on Thursday.

Fatal stabbing: Second victim in stable condition

The 22-year-old man who was stabbed alongside Parmita Rani at an central Auckland international school is in a stable condition.

Classmates pay tribute to stab victim

Classmates of the woman thought to be the victim of the stabbing at an international school in central Auckland yesterday have paid tribute online.

Man appears in court over fatal stabbing

A man has appeared in the Auckland District Court this morning charged with the murder of a woman in the central city yesterday.

'Extremely relieved' trial is over

Two days shy of the anniversary of her death, the family of Blessie Gotingco found justice.

Blessie accused storms out swearing

Jury in Blessie murder trial retires to consider its verdict after accused jumped up during the judge's summing up and barged his way back to the holding cells.

Son snubs murder accused

The son of a Kiwi businessman murdered in Bali snubbed his mother, who is accused of arranging his father's murder.

Living hell of Nauru in inquiry spotlight

Yesterday, as the Senate began public hearings into conditions in the Australian-funded detention centre, those words seemed not too far from the truth.

'It definitely wasn't me, it was the drug'

The man accused of raping and murdering Blessie Gotingco has launched a barrage of expletives in court while under cross-examination.